One More Tear

I was thinking about the idea of 'one more' while I was writing my last blog post. One more can be such a good thing, without that one last try we could be crawling around to this day, never have learned to walk. Falling down and getting back up for one more try is an important part of what makes us human. Trial and error begets great new things. We make mistakes.  We fall down. We try again. We lend others a hand up when they have fallen. We forgive others for the mistakes they make because we know that we have our own faults. To forgive others who have wronged you is a part of growing and healing. People can change. 

But what happens when the same person wrongs you again? 

When you forgive some one again?

When you give them another chance? 

When they haven't changed? 

When they don't deserve your kindness? 

When you need to walk away, 

When you never should've gave them One More Chance?

 One more beer or glass of wine,

 “Just one more bottle and I swear I’ll quit this time!”

 One more promise, just one more chance,

 one more fight was all it took,

 just enough force to knock her down,

 just one blow,

 felt all across town.

 One more tear, one last goodbye,

 a single rose,

 she didn't have to die. 

One celebration among family and friends

 to give thanks for the life 

the departed once led.

 One day of sharing their stories and love,

just one week too late

for her to have heard what they said. 

Sometimes letting go of what you know is hard but if you have the courage, you can give yourself One More Chance instead!